IF NOTHING ELSE

NZ Truth, Issue 1145, 10 November 1927, Page 5

IF NOTHING ELSE

However, it was suggested that the present defendant had. a number of sons who could get to work and do something towards their own support if they wanted to. At this, Michael bristled with indignation and stepped forward. |'l beg your pardon? I have been m the country myself and I have tried to get a job from 5/- a week, but can't do it. . . We have been keeping a family of ten and another family of ten-^that's twenty. . ." The senior-sergeant explained that the claim against the defendant was for ai'rears m maintenance m respect to vthe child that had been committed to the State. His worship adjourned the case. The connecting link was provided a little later when Joseph Mansoor was proceeded against m respect of the maintenance for his own wife and family. He did not appear. The senior-sergeant explained that some time ago a warrant was issued at Opunake, where the defendant then was, hut before he could be arrested he came flown, voluntarily. He was a confirmed racegoer, if nothing else, said the officer. Young Michael Coory then stepped forward to say that Mansoor had only paid about £ 100 towards the support of his wife and family m the last three years. Admittedly, ■ within the last three months he had paid £ 32. Sergeant Quartermain: "From what I know, sir, I feel that, if a warrant were issued the money would be forthcoming ail right. He resides m Taranaki and palls himself a skin buyer.- . ." The magistrate sentenced Mansoor to six months' imprisonment, giving him the option of his liberty on payment of arrears £36) to October 1.